Re:Patreon to Europe on #VATMOSS: “Not our problem, mate.”
by Kiro on Monday February 09, 2015 @12:21PM
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What happens if you just ignore it?
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Re:Patreon to Europe on #VATMOSS: “Not our problem, mate.”
by mrcncpt on Monday February 09, 2015 @12:30PM
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Surely, if PwC is wrong, and Patreon is responsible (which seems this way) and HMRC decides to investigate, they will go after Patreon, and not individual users?
Re:Patreon to Europe on #VATMOSS: “Not our problem, mate.”
by Kliment on Monday February 09, 2015 @12:35PM
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Except Patreon is not in their jurisdiction, but their victims are.
Re:Patreon to Europe on #VATMOSS: “Not our problem, mate.”
by petercooper on Monday February 09, 2015 @02:56PM
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Correct, although I'd be very surprised if this actually happened. HMRC has enough trouble staying on top of non-compliance and lost taxes in the UK, let alone chasing people for VAT due in other EU states. I can't imagine HMRC being too quick to rush to become a debt collector for other EU states.
Bear in mind that if people merely keep operating now as they did in 2014, HMRC loses nothing - it's only the tax authorities in other EU states who lose out. While no-one should take this as legal advice, I suspect all we'll see is other EU tax authorities taking action against the biggest non-compliers rather than individuals.